I did the same mistake on my planche journey. I literally skipped adv tucked planche and go directly to straddle planche. I thought my straddle was good, but it was not! Bent arms, bent knees, piked hips, etc. Then, here i am, starting over from the tucked planche and now i got 2-4 seconds on the advanced tucked planche. So there it is kids! Do not rush and skip progression, result will come if you're patient enough.
Hahhha yooo yea bro that feeling hurts! Its so interesting to hear about someone with the same experience but for the opposite skill instead... But good luck with your planche journey bro! At least you learnt from your mistakes and is able to fix them!
even if your form and engagement was wrong , you still gain strength from the movement so it was not wasted , it was just uneffective , we will all be there if we keep training and learning 💪
@@sreekumar.s1111 i did get a pretty solid straddle planche. but at that time i went to college so i didn't get the time to train planche properly which results in losing my straddle planche. being in that position makes me realize how much discipline you need to achieve the full one, so i gave up for now and now i only train basics and some intermediate moves like the levers and some bent arm planche. but who knows maybe when the time is right i'll return back to train my full planche.
dammn this is soo relatable! I had the exact same issue with the form and muscle engagement during the advanced tucked FL and was wondering why i wasn`t getting to next progressions while holding a bad form avanced tucked FL (that looked exactly the same way as you demonstrated it) for over 10 seconds. Since i fixed my form a few months ago i actually notice how hard it is to hold a perfect form advanced tucked compared to a bad one without the right muscle engagement and i`m again on the road to the 10 seconds mark but now with a better form and generally more knowledge about the movement. Sometimes it`s definetly the right way to take steps back to progress saver and more efficient. It`s such a big motivation for me to see someone facing the same struggles on his journey. Keep training smarter instead of harder and thanks a lot for publishing this great content!!
@@DeniM-cv2ro concerning my experience it helps a lot to always record your attempts so you can directly see how your form is looking and what you could change. Apart from that i also find it useful to focus a lot on arching the back during the holds to prevent the hollow body position and force yourself to retract the scapula. You just shouldn‘t overarch your back since that could also result in an incorrect form where your glutes are way under your shoulders even though they should be about on the same height as the shoulders. If this doesn‘t help you could also try to go back to easier progressions like the tucked Fl where your knees aren‘t behind the bar but directly under the bar. I find this progression really useful to transfer from the knees to chest tucked Fl to the actual advanced tucked because it’s difficulty is a lot closer to the advanced tucked in comparison with the knees to chest tucked and you can already work on getting your back straight via scapula retraction which isn’t possible at all with the knees to chest tucked progression. I hope this helps you to progress and keep it up!🙌
You live, you learn brother, keep learning from your own mistakes to not repeat them over and over, keep learning from others mistakes too because others made those mistakes in order to save you the time of making them yourself. One life time is not enough to make all the mistakes in the World and to learn from them, that's why learning from others mistakes saves us time. Thanks for the quality content, for good vibes and for the inspiration. I hope I will learn from my own mistakes and from your mistakes and others mistakes too to save some time in my front lever journey . Keep it real, never give up, see you around. Greetings from Algeria and France and One love for All the Calisthenic Athletes All Over The World, We Are One Nation. ❤
subscribed - just because you DID share these videos - as a newcomer to calisthenics and wanting to learn front lever myself and work towards a planche i find this sort of content SO valuable! Much better than just "hey i'm epic do these exercises... buy my tees and merch!" - this is much more honest content that shows you care. Thankyou and congrats on your epic progress - hopefully i can do the same in the near future. I'm merely 7-8 months in. I'm 45 years old and 120kg (265lbs) so its not easy as i'm a big heavy lump lol. But i've been able to get a solid amount of hanging L-sit ...L-sit on parelettes on the floor and i'm working on tucked lever rows with using bands to help build strength for further front lever progressions. I'm sure i will make mistakes as well so its great to see others learning from it all too :) ta Ant
I had the same mistakes too. It took me 8 months to realize that mistake, I injured my shoulders by trying to progress faster. Fast forward a year later, I can hold 6 seconds strict form front lever. I also wish I knew what mistakes to avoid then.
The only thing to realise is that no time was wasted, every effort counts. If it werent for the "wasted time" you wouldnt be here, you would have to learn one way or the other, but surely not without pain weather its emotional or muscular. Thats what grinding is, different people have different difficulties, and that was yours. It wasnt wasted, no time is ever wasted. This is invaluable time which you gained experience from. which is worth more than the skill itself
More pull ups, tuck and adv tuck FL raises (with proper back and scalp engagement), adv tuck holds. Keep it simple, but it works because holding decent form helps with Ur strength and endurance, after that u can slowly correct the perfect form
Do you think staying in a regression until you can literally do pull ups on the position would help not to rush to quickly? Like, lets say: I do advanced tuck FL, until I cant do pull ups in the position I dont go to advanced tuck, and so on. Nice video bro!
What's the name of your dip bar? Planning to buy 1 and i wanna buy like yours. Btw big fan of your content and art bro! Been watching your vids everyday to motivate myself
i cant seem to see how people start training something and dont research about it these days, lack of form, etc, all those could be easily avoided with a simple youtube search, i got my first front lever in 2 months, clean form, 10 seconds, and no, its not about "Everybody's body is different", thats an excuse, its about studying the sport you practice.
Yes that's very true, for me I went into it without much discipline, i didn't do the exercises i knew i was supposed to do, so that's where my mistakes lie and i admitted it in this video. I learnt from this mistake and got my OAP in 5 weeks. Moral of story is: even if u did the research, be discipline enough to do them properly.
@@vuquangminh3033 Tuck/Adv tuck raises, holds to raises, pull ups and rows. Lastly, Banded holds to raise... U shldnt do too much at the start, and focus on basics
Banded negatives, and raises. These together with the ones in the video are enough to get the FL. But I only insisted on pull ups and banded holds so I did not get enough volume and intensity.
Have you thought about all that head flexion you’re doing, as well? It may be perpetuating your shoulders rolling forward, which should be minimized. Cheers and keep up the good work!
Thanks! Yea Im drilling full FL raises to reduce hunched back and retract more scapula... Thumbnail is kinda old now so Ima change it soon because my forms better now
I injured my something in my back (upon research i found out, it could be something to do with teres major). Now i am having pain under my armpit radiating towards elbow while doing pullups. The pain isn’t too bad but it definitely creates discomfort while doing a lot of pull movements in day to day life too. Its been 2 days since this happened. What could be the reason, can someone answer this please and what are the remedies.
I got a curious question is it possible for me to front lever I’m 5 ft 11 190lbs and I can 1 leg front lever took me 10 months to get to 1 leg. My friend can front lever in less than 7 months . I have the handstand,human flag,back lever,muscle up and one arm push up. Do I have enough strength for front lever ?
i believe you can do front lever, just keep working on fundamental pulling exercises and working on progressions. It also took me years to get front lever
@@BreakingJJC Those are very good, it will help a lot... but keep in mind u must always do front lever exercises as well... there is not point if u keep doing other exercises but dont train the FL progressions properly
@@silverspaz3366 I’m curious what the next progression after 1 leg front lever ? Half lay or straddle front lever ? I can hold the 1 leg front lever for 5 secs now
It's sort of both actually... But there's another tip where u wanna imagine showing off a proud chest during the FL. Using ur lower back to help lift ur legs will also help a lot because u wont be using only ur abs... u can see this in adv tuck i did in the vid
No because one leg tuck is significantly easier than straddle/half lay... so from 15s one leg to full in one month is super hard unless u are short and lighter
If you could start over your calisthenics journey what would you tell your younger self and just pretend I’m your younger self just give me the basics of the front lever if you don’t mind man
Basically everything in the vid, get strong basics, do accessory exercises, be patient and dont rush progressions. Don't skip exercises just because they are hard, they are hard for a reason and u gotta train to make them easier.
Don't be disgusted or embarrassed by your previous-self, that's ridiculous... you couldn't have known any of that in that moment, and it is what it is, no reason to hate your predecessor-self lol
I did the same mistake on my planche journey. I literally skipped adv tucked planche and go directly to straddle planche. I thought my straddle was good, but it was not! Bent arms, bent knees, piked hips, etc. Then, here i am, starting over from the tucked planche and now i got 2-4 seconds on the advanced tucked planche. So there it is kids! Do not rush and skip progression, result will come if you're patient enough.
Hahhha yooo yea bro that feeling hurts! Its so interesting to hear about someone with the same experience but for the opposite skill instead...
But good luck with your planche journey bro! At least you learnt from your mistakes and is able to fix them!
@@silverspaz3366 yeah thanks for the moral support man! And good luck on yours aswell!
even if your form and engagement was wrong , you still gain strength from the movement so it was not wasted , it was just uneffective , we will all be there if we keep training and learning 💪
@@void5902 did you get the full planche yet?
@@sreekumar.s1111 i did get a pretty solid straddle planche. but at that time i went to college so i didn't get the time to train planche properly which results in losing my straddle planche. being in that position makes me realize how much discipline you need to achieve the full one, so i gave up for now and now i only train basics and some intermediate moves like the levers and some bent arm planche. but who knows maybe when the time is right i'll return back to train my full planche.
dammn this is soo relatable! I had the exact same issue with the form and muscle engagement during the advanced tucked FL and was wondering why i wasn`t getting to next progressions while holding a bad form avanced tucked FL (that looked exactly the same way as you demonstrated it) for over 10 seconds. Since i fixed my form a few months ago i actually notice how hard it is to hold a perfect form advanced tucked compared to a bad one without the right muscle engagement and i`m again on the road to the 10 seconds mark but now with a better form and generally more knowledge about the movement. Sometimes it`s definetly the right way to take steps back to progress saver and more efficient. It`s such a big motivation for me to see someone facing the same struggles on his journey. Keep training smarter instead of harder and thanks a lot for publishing this great content!!
For sure bro! Yes man everything u said is true! Thanks for sharing bro! Also Im glad you enjoy the content I make, it means a lot like really!
This is my issue also but I cannot understand how to engage it properly and get the flat back advanced tuck FL, any cues you can give me to help?
@@DeniM-cv2ro Im still working on it myself, but some ques would be squeezing the glutes, and leaning the upper chest back to retract the scapula
@@DeniM-cv2ro concerning my experience it helps a lot to always record your attempts so you can directly see how your form is looking and what you could change. Apart from that i also find it useful to focus a lot on arching the back during the holds to prevent the hollow body position and force yourself to retract the scapula. You just shouldn‘t overarch your back since that could also result in an incorrect form where your glutes are way under your shoulders even though they should be about on the same height as the shoulders. If this doesn‘t help you could also try to go back to easier progressions like the tucked Fl where your knees aren‘t behind the bar but directly under the bar. I find this progression really useful to transfer from the knees to chest tucked Fl to the actual advanced tucked because it’s difficulty is a lot closer to the advanced tucked in comparison with the knees to chest tucked and you can already work on getting your back straight via scapula retraction which isn’t possible at all with the knees to chest tucked progression. I hope this helps you to progress and keep it up!🙌
Never be embarrassed about where you start! :) you’ll look back and see how crazy the transformation is! 🙌🏻
Sick vid bro, most people also rush to full front lever but as you said, Maintaining perfect form is a must when working on your front lever
Hahaha thanks! Yea its a pity that I wasted a lot of time... but at least I learned from them.
Love this video style! Music goes well with my coffee. Useful information without fluff, great job!
Glad that it's helpful and that u enjoyed it! Thank you!
You live, you learn brother, keep learning from your own mistakes to not repeat them over and over, keep learning from others mistakes too because others made those mistakes in order to save you the time of making them yourself.
One life time is not enough to make all the mistakes in the World and to learn from them, that's why learning from others mistakes saves us time.
Thanks for the quality content, for good vibes and for the inspiration.
I hope I will learn from my own mistakes and from your mistakes and others mistakes too to save some time in my front lever journey .
Keep it real, never give up, see you around.
Greetings from Algeria and France and One love for All the Calisthenic Athletes All Over The World, We Are One Nation. ❤
subscribed - just because you DID share these videos - as a newcomer to calisthenics and wanting to learn front lever myself and work towards a planche i find this sort of content SO valuable! Much better than just "hey i'm epic do these exercises... buy my tees and merch!" - this is much more honest content that shows you care. Thankyou and congrats on your epic progress - hopefully i can do the same in the near future. I'm merely 7-8 months in. I'm 45 years old and 120kg (265lbs) so its not easy as i'm a big heavy lump lol. But i've been able to get a solid amount of hanging L-sit ...L-sit on parelettes on the floor and i'm working on tucked lever rows with using bands to help build strength for further front lever progressions. I'm sure i will make mistakes as well so its great to see others learning from it all too :)
ta
Ant
Thanks for subscribing and sharing! I'm glad you enjoyed my content, it really means a lot.
Good luck for your progress as well!
Always learn from mistakes. I can relate, don't feel disgusted, rather feel proud you have stepped far forward in improving your training mindset
Congrats on ur mistakes man! This isnt sarcasm, but genuine! U look much stronger now!
I Appreciate Brother For Your Hard Work
Love From India 🇮🇳
jeez i actually just learned so much from this video, now i can fix the mistakes nice and early
tY FOR THIS VIDEO, helped me realise a lot about my planche journey! bless you
You drop this king 👑✨
What a perfectionist 🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏👏
HAHAH I don't even know if that's a good or bad thing
I had the same mistakes too. It took me 8 months to realize that mistake, I injured my shoulders by trying to progress faster. Fast forward a year later, I can hold 6 seconds strict form front lever. I also wish I knew what mistakes to avoid then.
The only thing to realise is that no time was wasted, every effort counts.
If it werent for the "wasted time" you wouldnt be here, you would have to learn one way or the other, but surely not without pain weather its emotional or muscular.
Thats what grinding is, different people have different difficulties, and that was yours. It wasnt wasted, no time is ever wasted. This is invaluable time which you gained experience from.
which is worth more than the skill itself
Just started. Thank you for sharing the mistakes! I’ll be fixing mine too,
No problem! Glad I can help in some way!
Thanks for this Video. I realized that I shouldn't rush my front lever.
yeah, that is why I told myself that I will be able to reach those skills if I master the strength needed for it.
Thanks for sharing your journey
For sure! Glad you enjoyed it
I needed this video, been working on the FL for 7 months and still can't hold a straddle one with good form 😪
Lots of love from India bro
This is whats happening back in the times we had to struggle while the next generation s gonna learn easier coz there are many tutorials
Yesss hahhaha but i guess this is part of the sport mans
thank you so much 👊🏻 🖤 🔥 🙏🏻 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Gl with your planche journey
Thanks bro!
@@silverspaz3366 how old are you, I noticed that most people doing calisthenics are teens and young adults
@@kanishk9593 Im 18 now
@@silverspaz3366 nice
lets gooooo king
yeah its super fustrating. To me normal push up 10reps with sloppy form but now i only do 3reps but more control and i happy with it
Keep it up man!!
Thank you!
Great video
Thank you!
So helpful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
any tips on how to get that perfect adv tuck fl, like some progression exercises for the lower back engagement and the scapula retraction ?
More pull ups, tuck and adv tuck FL raises (with proper back and scalp engagement), adv tuck holds.
Keep it simple, but it works because holding decent form helps with Ur strength and endurance, after that u can slowly correct the perfect form
@@silverspaz3366 alright thank you so much for the help, I now must keep the grind going :)
Do you think staying in a regression until you can literally do pull ups on the position would help not to rush to quickly? Like, lets say: I do advanced tuck FL, until I cant do pull ups in the position I dont go to advanced tuck, and so on. Nice video bro!
NICE BRO 💪💖
Hahah ayy thanks!
Thank you for reminding me. What's your training routine for the FL besides the general training like Pullups ?
Muscle ups variations, handstands and thats about it
“Indeed, God and His angels bless the Prophet. O you who have believed, bless him and grant him peace with complete peace.”❤
What's the name of your dip bar? Planning to buy 1 and i wanna buy like yours.
Btw big fan of your content and art bro! Been watching your vids everyday to motivate myself
Wow that means a lot! Thank you! I have a very small audience but I'm glad that you enjoy the stuff I make!
I got my dip bars from Decathlon for $80.
Yeah man! I've been thinking of doing my "Cali Diary" too inspired by you and i am hoping to train with you soon. Thank you and keep safe always 🔥💪
i cant seem to see how people start training something and dont research about it these days, lack of form, etc, all those could be easily avoided with a simple youtube search, i got my first front lever in 2 months, clean form, 10 seconds, and no, its not about "Everybody's body is different", thats an excuse, its about studying the sport you practice.
Yes that's very true, for me I went into it without much discipline, i didn't do the exercises i knew i was supposed to do, so that's where my mistakes lie and i admitted it in this video.
I learnt from this mistake and got my OAP in 5 weeks. Moral of story is: even if u did the research, be discipline enough to do them properly.
could you please write down all the basics bro? im being bombarded with a lot of videos and dont know what to start with:((((((
@@vuquangminh3033 Tuck/Adv tuck raises, holds to raises, pull ups and rows. Lastly, Banded holds to raise... U shldnt do too much at the start, and focus on basics
Mistake number 3. What exercises should you do instead of dragon flag and pull ups. Because that's basically just what I do
Banded negatives, and raises. These together with the ones in the video are enough to get the FL.
But I only insisted on pull ups and banded holds so I did not get enough volume and intensity.
@@silverspaz3366 ooh ok thanks man
Have you thought about all that head flexion you’re doing, as well? It may be perpetuating your shoulders rolling forward, which should be minimized. Cheers and keep up the good work!
Thanks! Yea Im drilling full FL raises to reduce hunched back and retract more scapula... Thumbnail is kinda old now so Ima change it soon because my forms better now
Thanks for sharing man! I'm still learning too... not sure how long will it take.. I'm at 1 leg tucked progression right now.
Sure man thanks! Good luck with ur progress
Grease the groove efective front lever?
yes
@@silverspaz3366 podré sacarlo haciendo aguantes con goma a diario?
💪💪
I injured my something in my back (upon research i found out, it could be something to do with teres major). Now i am having pain under my armpit radiating towards elbow while doing pullups. The pain isn’t too bad but it definitely creates discomfort while doing a lot of pull movements in day to day life too. Its been 2 days since this happened.
What could be the reason, can someone answer this please and what are the remedies.
Whats your bar equipment?
They are the dip station from Decathlon
Wouldn’t you want a none retracted scapula since a large portion involves your back and with a retracted scapula your barley engaging your back.
How long were you training with calisthenics/weights before you started to go for the front lever? And how long did the front lever take you?
I officially started Cali in 2019... and started FL training at arnd Mar/Apr 2020.
I never trained with weights before.
Could you share what brand the bars are you’re using?
They are the bars from Decathlon
I got a curious question is it possible for me to front lever I’m 5 ft 11 190lbs and I can 1 leg front lever took me 10 months to get to 1 leg. My friend can front lever in less than 7 months . I have the handstand,human flag,back lever,muscle up and one arm push up. Do I have enough strength for front lever ?
i believe you can do front lever, just keep working on fundamental pulling exercises and working on progressions. It also took me years to get front lever
@@silverspaz3366what do you think about inverted pull up rows and weighted pull ups ? Those are my favourite exercises
@@BreakingJJC Those are very good, it will help a lot... but keep in mind u must always do front lever exercises as well... there is not point if u keep doing other exercises but dont train the FL progressions properly
@@silverspaz3366 I’m curious what the next progression after 1 leg front lever ? Half lay or straddle front lever ? I can hold the 1 leg front lever for 5 secs now
@@BreakingJJC straddle is next
What foundational exercises can you advice?
FL progression negatives, adv tuck raises, dragon flag raises, adv tuck pull ups
@@silverspaz3366 thank you
you should be ashamed! lol j/k bro good job, keep up the good work
Hahah thanks
I’m now working on my FL currently at one leg so will retracting your scapula affect whether your back is hunched? Or is more of upper back strength
It's sort of both actually... But there's another tip where u wanna imagine showing off a proud chest during the FL.
Using ur lower back to help lift ur legs will also help a lot because u wont be using only ur abs... u can see this in adv tuck i did in the vid
one leg tuck front lever=15sec hold in 1 month is it right or wrong?
No because one leg tuck is significantly easier than straddle/half lay... so from 15s one leg to full in one month is super hard unless u are short and lighter
the band's brand name you used?
The red one? It's a random brand my dad bought many years ago... its just a typical resistance band for workouts
How long it took you overall?
@@ewbruddauh21 over a year
if i had tiny legs i could do this from the get go. i think ill drop leg days
honest
I though yellbow band only 7kg
That's still a lot... the bands i use now provide like 1kg of assist only
@@silverspaz3366 idk man in my country i can buy this no more than lesss
@@silverspaz3366 i can hold front lever but i need to do some retract i fixed it in future
If you could start over your calisthenics journey what would you tell your younger self and just pretend I’m your younger self just give me the basics of the front lever if you don’t mind man
Basically everything in the vid, get strong basics, do accessory exercises, be patient and dont rush progressions. Don't skip exercises just because they are hard, they are hard for a reason and u gotta train to make them easier.
Don't be disgusted or embarrassed by your previous-self, that's ridiculous... you couldn't have known any of that in that moment, and it is what it is, no reason to hate your predecessor-self lol
Basic is god
Hlo brotha